Apple iPhone 12 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Jan 13, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $729	4GB/64GB - €280

Design

Dimensions
5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple	Awesome black, Awesome white, Awesome blue, Awesome violet

Display

Size
5.4-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.58% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	4.8 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Mali-G57 MC3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (13, 12, 11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2018	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4334	Untested
3D Mark High
2214	Untested
3D Mark Low
1389	Untested

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Battery

Type
2227 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 4min

Browsing

10h 56min

Video

5h 10min

Gaming

5h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 56min

Browsing

18h 45min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

10h 32min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA326U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€300

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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